Open AccessEFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MULCHING MATERIALS, MANURES AND BIO-FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND YIELD PARAMETERS OF GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM L.) VAR. AGRIFOUND PARVATI IN GARHWAL REGION OF UTTARAKHAND, INDIA
Author(s) -
M. Sai Kumar,
Rustam Negi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plant archives/plant archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-6063
pISSN - 0972-5210
DOI - 10.51470/plantarchives.2021.v21.no1.021
Subject(s) - allium sativum , bulb , horticulture , dry weight , biofertilizer , mulch , biology , agronomy , plant litter , litter , manure , botany , nutrient , ecology
In this study, the effects of different type of mulches viz., Green fern foliage, Mixed forest litter (Alnus nepalensis leaves and Rhododendron leaves), Dry walnut litter and without mulching (control), Manures viz., Goat manure and FYM, and bio-fertilizers namely Trichoderma asperellium, and Pseudomonas fluorescence on the growth and yield characters of garlic were observed in a field experiment. Mixed forest litter, FYM and Pseudomonas fluorescence and Mixed forest litter, FYM and Trichoderma asperellium increased the bulb yield and yield components, irrespective of their duration. The treatment Mixed forest litter, FYM and Pseudomonas fluorescence performed better than other treatment in respect of fresh weight of bulb, dry weight of bulb, fresh weight of individual clove, dry weight of individual clove, width of bulb, width of individual cloves and numbers of cloves per bulb. Mixed forest litter, FYM and Pseudomonas fluorescence is recommended for the garlic production based on better performance than the others and also for being cheaper and abundant in the nature